Dozens of Muslims gather Friday at a mosque in White Marsh for daily prayer and to condemn bad deeds amid fears of terror threats in the U.S. and abroad.

Dozens of Muslims gather Friday at a mosque in White Marsh for daily prayer and to condemn bad deeds amid fears of terror threats in the U.S. and abroad.

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Updated: 6:36 PM EST Dec 11, 2015

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WEBVTT IS LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH THE STORY. VANESSA. VANESSA: MOSQUE LEADERS TELL ME IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO SPEAK OUT IN THE WAKE OF THE DEADLY SAN BERNARDINO ATTACK AND GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP'S CALL FOR A TEMPORARY BAN ON MUSLIMS ENTERING THE UNITED STATES. THE MESSAGE WAS THE CORE OF OUR RELIGION, ISLAM, WHICH IS MERCY. VANESSA: THAT MESSAGE COMES ON THE HEELS OF THE DEADLY ATTACK IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA AFTER A HUSBAND AND WIFE STARTED SHOOTING AT A HOLIDAY LUNCHEON, KILLING 14 PEOPLE. THE SHOOTING IS BEING INVESTIGATED AS AN ACT OF TERRORISM. AS A MUSLIM, WHEN HE BRANDISHES MY RELIGION AS THE CAUSE OF THIS, THERE ARE NO WORDS THAT WOULD EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION. VANESSA: LOCAL MUSLIMS WANT TO RECLAIM THE NARRATIVE ABOUT THEIR RELIGION. I WANT MY NEIGHBORS AND MY BROTHERS IN THIS SOCIETY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT MY RELIGION IS ABOUT. IT IS NOT ABOUT THESE LOSERS AND NUT JOBS, IT'S ABOUT THE OTHER BILLION AND SOMETHING WHO ARE SHOCKED, WHO ARE DISMAYED, WHO ARE HURT AT WHAT THESE FEW ARE DOING. VANESSA: THOSE AT TODAY'S SERVICE ARE AWARE OF COMMENTS MADE BY GOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP. IN A NEW "NBC/WALL STREET JOURNAL" POLL OUT THURSDAY, NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS POLLED SAY THEY ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO TRUMP'S TEMPORARY BAN ON MUSLIMS ENTERING THE U.S. IF THIS SOCIETY ELECTS TRUMP AS A PRESIDENT, I HAVE NO WORRIES. I'D BE A BIT DISAPPOINTED, BUT I FEEL THIS SOCIETY HAS A LOT OF DEPTH AND INTELLIGENCE, AND IN THE END, WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHO THE BIGOTS ARE. VANESSA: THIS SERVICE WASN'T A SPECIAL EVENT. LEADERS TELL ME THAT FRIDAY IS THE SABBATH FOR MUSLIMS AND

Maryland Muslims condemn violence

Dozens of Muslims gather Friday at a mosque in White Marsh for daily prayer and to condemn bad deeds amid fears of terror threats in the U.S. and abroad.